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1945.11.139

Blowpipe. Made from a tapering tube of wood, coated with ?resin and spirally bound with bark. The mouthpiece is made from carved wood. [AB [OPS move] 15/9/2017]


1945.11.139

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Collection type
Object
Description
Blowpipe. Made from a tapering tube of wood, coated with ?resin and spirally bound with bark. The mouthpiece is made from carved wood. [AB [OPS move] 15/9/2017]
Long description
Blowpipe. Made from a tapering tube of wood, coated with ?resin and spirally bound with bark. The mouthpiece is made from carved wood, it is tubular and waisted in the middle. [AB [OPS move] 15/9/2017]
Cultural groups
Yagua
Person
Field collector Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
PRM source Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
? 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: Donated Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bark Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Process Bound, Process Grooved, Process Carved, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions
Length: max 1230 mm, Diameter: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.11.139

Search terms: Weapon, Blowpipe